Zancona (river)

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Zancona
The Zancona near the place Zancona

The Zancona near the place Zancona

Data
location Tuscany ( Province of Grosseto ), Italy
River system Ombrone
Drain over Duck (river)  → Orcia  → Ombrone  → Tyrrhenian Sea
River basin district Appennino Settentrionale
source Monte Labbro , municipality of Arcidosso
42 ° 50 ′ 17 ″  N , 11 ° 32 ′ 27 ″  E
muzzle north of Montegiovi ( Castel del Piano ) in the duck coordinates: 42 ° 55 ′ 47 "  N , 11 ° 31 ′ 11"  E 42 ° 55 ′ 47 "  N , 11 ° 31 ′ 11"  E

length 17 km
Communities Arcidosso , Castel del Piano , Cinigiano
Navigable No

The Zancona is a 17 km long river ( Torrente ) in the Tuscany region of Italy, which crosses the province of Grosseto from south to north and flows north of Montegiovi as a left tributary into the duck .

course

The river has its source just northeast of Mount Labbro in the municipality of Arcidosso . Here it flows between the districts of Le Macchie (750 m) and Zancona (775 m), west of the main town to the north. Below and just west of Montelaterone (district of Arcidosso) it becomes the border river to Monticello Amiata (district of Cinigiano ). In Arcidosso the Zancona spends 12 km, in Cinigiano 2 km. West of Montegiovi (belongs to Castel del Piano) it enters the municipality of Castel del Piano , where after 3 km near the Podere Rogaggio it flows into the duck as a left tributary . He briefly touches the municipality of Seggiano .

photos

  • The Zancona near Zancona (Arcidosso)

  • The Zancona between Cinigiano (Monticello Amiata) and Arcidosso (Montelaterone)

literature

Web links

Commons : Zancona River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d SIRA
  2. ↑ a b Official website of the ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) for the districts 2001 in the province of Grosseto, accessed on December 10, 2014 (Italian)
  3. ↑ Fiumi.com on Torrente Zancona